Harper v. Evans’s Empirical Analysis
941 F.2d 1538 · 1991
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
January 2008
most recently cited
5 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Maleng v. Cook · Fox v. Kelso · Battle v. Thomas
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“a distinction without a difference. Whether or not the petition is framed facially in terms of an attack on the enhanced sentence or the expired sentence, the reality is that [White] is ... 'in custody' as result of a prior and alleged illegal conviction.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a habeas petitioner may challenge a fully expired prior conviction if he is currently incarcerated as a result of a current sentence that was enhanced by his prior conviction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. White v. Butterworth
How this case has been treated — in progress
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